“They give special rates to seniors,” said Bogrow. Nelson said they were fine. “We’re going to party tonight,” she said.

Steve and April Harenza heard a crack and a boom at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday at his West Bloomfield home on Highland Court near Haggerty. They rushed outdoors and saw their four cars were covered in tree branches.

“I was shocked to see all the damage to the property,” said April.

A gray Ford Escape sat trapped under a massive tree branch.

“The one car here we were going to donate and it doesn’t have a scratch on it,” said April.

The damage was widespread in the area.

Reader Patricia Hillebrand notified The Oakland Press that “power (has been) out since 3:11 a.m. in Commerce near (Huron Valley-Sinai) hospital. Several small limbs down.”

Residents also reported storm damage in Waterford Township near Elizabeth Lake and Telegraph roads and near Cass Elizabeth and Cooley Lake roads.

Judy Owens of West Bloomfield said there were “lots of tree branches down in a neighbor’s yard” off Commerce Road near Westacres Branch Library.

Sara Schultz, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in White Lake, said the temperatures are expected to cool down with highs in the mid-70s for the remainder of the week. Stray showers may occur early Wednesday morning, but nothing severe.

There’s good news for residents planning to barbecue outside or go to see fireworks on Independence Day.

“We’re looking at sunny skies with a high near 74. It will be very nice. I’m not a heat and humidity person,” said Schultz.

— Online editor Stephen Frye and Community Engagement Editor Monica Drake contributed to this story